Hanger for light-reflecting bowls.



I E. L. WHITE.

HANGER FOR LIGHT REFLECTING BOWLS.

' APPLICATION nyzn 050.9. 1915.

Patentd Apr. 11,1916, v

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EDWIN L. WHITE, OF NEW YORK. N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO 3'. H. WHITEMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, Av CORPORATION OF NEWYORK.

HANGER For; msnr-nnrnncrme.BowLs.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

' Application filed December 9, 1915. Serial No. 65,959.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWIN L. WHITE, acitizen of the United States, residing at the borough of Brooklyn,county of- Kings,

- city and State of New York, have invented shades or bowls,particularly for bowls of transparent material such as are employed infixtures for producing a semi-indirect lighting effect. Hangers for suchpurpose now in general use, consist of an ornamen r tal part having abent arm projecting rearwardly therefrom with a stud upon its free endto receive a lamp socket, there being a hook at the upper end of thehanger to receive a suspending chain. The bowl is clamped between thebent arm, which 'is within the bowl, and the ornamental part, which isoutside the bowl and which must be provided with an inturned portion orshoulder upon which the rim'of the bowl can rest. These parts aregenerally cast in one piece.

The object of my present invention is to construct a hanger of thecharacter described in such manner, that the ornamental 7 outsideportion may be changed at pleasure allowing for the employment of anystyle, shape or ornamental design of such outside part that may bedesired, without the necessity or expense of purchasing a socketsupporting arm and chain hook for each dif ferent design; while themeans for connecting the two members also forms a seat for the rim of abowl.

The details of my invention are hereinafter particularly described.

In the accompanying drawing; Figure 1, is a side elevation of the socketsupporting arm with the hook for the suspending chain integraltherewith. Fig. 2, is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3, is a rearview of a rear view of another design of front I piece. Fig. 6, is aview looking down upon a 5 the top of the front piece illustrated inFig,

5, and Fig. 7, is a side elevation showing a modification.

10, indicates the front piece, or that portion of the hanger which isoutside the bowl when in' use. This piece is preferably of ornamentaldesign. Y

11, indicates the socket supporting arm provided with a stud 12 at itsfree end to receive a lamp socket within the bowl.

In the preferred form, a hook 14 is formed integral with the socketsupporting arm 11 to receive a suspending chain 15 although if desiredthe hook may be formed on the front piece was shown in Fig. 7.

The front piece 1 0, may be of any suitable shape or configuration, andits front surface may be ornamented in any desired manner. This frontpiece is provided on its back with two spaced lugs '16, which projectuniformly a predetermined distance, from which point their free ends arecurved downwardly in approximately hook form. These lugs are preferablyformed integral with the front piece 10, but they may be solderedthereto, or secured in any suitable manner.

The socket supporting arm 11, has a front downward and lnwardly curvedportion 17 provided with corresponding recesses 18, on its oppositesides. The end of this curved portion 17 is rounded and the metal cutaway on each side on a line with the respective side walls of therecesses 18, forming lugs 19 with flat upper surfaces and rounded undersurfaces.

The hook-ended lugs 16, on the front piece 10, are so spaced as to fitover the portion 17 0f the arm 11, between the recesses 18, and inconnecting the socket supporting arm with the front piece, the lugs 16on the piece 10, are passed through the recesses 18, in the arm 11, theunder surfaces of said lugs resting upon the fiat top surfaces of thelugs 19, while the hook-ends of. said lugs 16, fit

over and against the rounded under portions 1 of said lugs 19; the rimof the bowl 520 when placed in position rests upon the top of the lugs16, and against their hook-shaped ends, as shown in Fig. 4:.

21, indicates a set screw passing through 105 a screw-threaded hole inthe socket supporting arm, the end of said screw contacting with theinner surface of the bowl when the hanger is in use.

,My invention provldes a means or con- 0 necting the socket supportingarm and front piece with great facility; it dispenses with the necessityof forming an inturned portion on the front piece to receive the rim ofthe bowl, as the connecting means answer this requirement in anefficient manner. Furthermore it lessens the cost of material andmanufacture, also the expense to purchasers, as it is not necessary topurchase a socket supporting arm for each different design of ornamentalfront piece.

I claim as my invention:

l. A device of the character described consisting of an arm provided atone end with a stud for receiving a lamp socket and at its other endwith a hook for receiving a chain, and a front-piece, both said arm andfront-piece being provided with co-acting interlocking means forming aseat for the rim of a bowl.

2. A device of the character described consisting of a socket supportingarm provided with lugs upon opposite sides thereof, a front-piece havingspaced hook-ended lugs upon its back adapted to straddle the said armand rest upon and interlock with the lugs on said arm.

4. A hanger for light reflecting bowls,

comprising an arm provided at one end with a hook for receiving a chainand a stud at the other end for receiving a lamp socket with anintermediate forwardlv and downwardly curved branch provided with lugson opposite sides, a fr0nt-piece provided with spaced hook-ended lugsadapted to straddle said branch and rest upon and interlock with theside lugs on said branch, and a set screw passing through a threadedhole in said arm to contact with the inner surface of a bowl.

Signed by me this 1st day of December, 1915.

EDWIN L. WHITE.

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